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snagging list

snagging list noun: the list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.

Noun

snagging list (plural snagging lists)

  1. (UK) The list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.
    • Let the electrician know at the outset that you are keeping a snagging list. Then, if you spot, for example, a number of crooked sockets, some badly fitted covers, fittings that should really have been better placed, pendant lights that are& obviously too low, a chipped switch or a light that...2004, Julian Bridgewater, Home Electrics, New Holland Publishers, →ISBN, page 22
    • By this I mean, for example, that if the onus for preparing a snagging list lies with the contractor, he may only have to produce the list and demonstrate that he has cleared it, to demand the completion certificate.2008, Malcolm Taylor, Avoiding Claims in Building Design: Risk Management in Practice, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 266
    Antonyms:
    punch list

Examples of snagging list in a sentence

  • Let the electrician know at the outset that you are keeping a snagging list.2004, Julian Bridgewater, Home Electrics, New Holland Publishers, →ISBN, page 22:
  • Merely complying with a clerk of work's snagging list can never take the place of compliance with the contract.2014, David Chappell, The JCT Standard Building Contract 2011, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 132:

Antonyms of snagging list

Forms of snagging list

pluralsnagging lists

Origin of snagging list

From snagging (“the practice of checking for problems during construction work”), ultimately from snag (“a problem; something that causes delay”).

Questions about snagging list

What does snagging list mean?
Snagging list means the list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.
How do you use snagging list in a sentence?
Let the electrician know at the outset that you are keeping a snagging list.
What part of speech is snagging list?
Snagging list is a noun.
What is the plural of snagging list?
The plural of snagging list is snagging lists.

Words near snagging list in the dictionary

  1. snagger
  2. snaggers
  3. snaggier
  4. snaggiest
  5. snagging
  6. snagging list
  7. snagging lists
  8. snagging some z's
  9. snaggings
  10. snaggle
  11. snaggle-tooth

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